CES 2026 New Chips Make a Splash! How Will the Big Leap Reshape the Manufacturing Ecosystem? The chip layouts of companies like NVIDIA and AMD at the CES conference, along with TSMC's tight 2nm production capacity, have widely benefited chip equipment manufacturers from $Applied Materials(AMAT)$ to $Tokyo Electron (8035.JP)$ . $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ , the largest customer of equipment manufacturers, provided guidance on October 16, 2025, for its 2025 capital expenditure at $40-42 billion, up from the previous range of $38-42 billion, raising the lower limit by $2 billion. TSMC has not yet provided
🎉34 US Stocks Hit New Highs: Micron Leads S&P Early-Year Rally as Tech Sector Surges
Hi Tigers~[Happy]As of Tuesday's close (ET), the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ rose 0.62% to close at 6,944, setting a new record closing high. $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ gained 0.99%, closing above the 49,000 mark for the first time in history at 49,462. $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ climbed 0.65% to 23,547.According to statistical analysis of TradingView data, 34 constituents of the S&P 500 with market capitalizations exceeding 101010 billion USD hit all-time highs. Breaking this down by market cap, 24 of these companies are valued above 202020 billion USD. Among them, 12 belong to the Information Technology sector, 8 to the Financials sector, and 4 to the Industrials/Manufacturing sector
Honestly, what's the fuss about a minor pullback? Reckon folks without discipline, patience or long-term vision ought to steer clear of equities. My $Applied Materials(AMAT)$ and $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ positions were initiated below $17, rode them to nearly $300 with wild swings throughout. Same strategy with $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ and AAPL. So long as portfolio holdings chart upward trajectories, occasional dips matter little. Trust your research, persevere for the harvest.
$Applied Materials(AMAT)$ AMAT Jumps +4.62%: Rebounding to $270, Eyes on Record HighsLatest Close DataClosed at $268.87 (ET 2026-01-05), up +4.62% (+$11.88). The stock is now just $7.23 (2.6%) shy of its 52-week high of $276.10.Core Market DriversThe surge appears driven by renewed optimism in the semiconductor equipment sector, supported by strong quarterly capital flow data. A positive broader market sentiment for tech hardware may also be contributing to the upward momentum.Technical AnalysisVolume was robust at 7.55M shares, with a volume ratio of 3.46, confirming strong buying interest. The RSI(6) jumped sharply to 68.0, indicating strong short-term momentum and nearing overbought territory. The MACD histogram improved to -1.66, showing a pot
November 2025 Portfolio Update: Arista & Constellation Out, Lam Research In
NOVEMBER 2025 FactsheetOUT: $Arista Networks(ANET)$ and $Constellation Software, Inc.(CNSWY)$ IN: $Lam Research(LRCX)$ The portfolio is optimised for return on capital, growth rate and pricing power. Cash Return on Capital = 40% 5yr FCF/share CAGR = 27%Only 3 of the 13 positions have been held for <12 months.We exited our positions in Arista Networks and Constellation Software, and began a new position in Lam Research, The top contributors to performancewere $Fair Isaac(FICO)$ and $Applied Materials(AMAT)$ . The top detractors from performancewere
Applied Materials, Inc. is a materials engineering solution company. The Company provides equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates in three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services (AGS), and Display. The Semiconductor systems segment designs, develops, manufactures and sells a range of primarily 300 mm equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips, also referred to as integrated circuits (ICs). The AGS segment provides services, spares and factory automation software to customer fabrication plants globally. The AGS segment also manufactures and sells 200mm and other equipment. The Display segment is comprised primarily of products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and other display technologies for televisions, monitors, laptops, personal computers (PCs), tablets, smartphones, and other consumer-oriented devices.
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Annual Report
Form 10-K - Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]